Malle Hämarik is a vampire who understands the modern world well for an ancient creature. She's found her niche as a contract killer, but there are always those who would end her if they had the chance. Working together with a silver-tongued former street rat with his own bloody history and a gruff forger with a bad reputation, she's made a life for herself. Evading hunters and navigating the criminal underworld is a well-practiced dance for her, but her steps become far less certain when an old specter from her past returns and an ancient prophecy that she wants no part in rears its ugly head. Things fray further when her twisted heart gives itself away to a heartbroken jazz singer with nothing left to lose. Is the true death unavoidable? Can Fate itself be denied? Is love anything more than a siren's song?

For Malle, there are no easy answers.